Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-09-16

New Advertisements.
Law Library Charter Notice.
Detroit Free Press.
Nursery agents Wanted.
Auditors Notics-estate Of j. P. Robinson.
Dry Goods-A. Troutman and Son.
Grand Jury Presentment.
Public Stock Sale.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
-s'September strews the woodland Ger
With many brilliant color;
The world grows brighter than before,
Why SHOULD our hearts be duller?"
The Normal School, Edinboro, has a
library of 6527 volumes.
The barn of Sylvanus Aggas of Concord
twp.. was struck by lightning, aud with all
its contents destroyed by fire, Tuesday night
After this week all our storekeepers will
continue closing at s PM, excepting drug
o;sts hardware men, and restaurants a.
variety stores.
We direct attention to the card of the
Detroit Free Press, the greatest humorous
paper of the day and we will receive suDscrlP-
tions for it at the price named in the adver-
tisment.
Mr.. Jas. Hays of Butler, took first prem
ium on his horses at the Millerstown FAR,
also first on the Allen Washer, which he ex-
hibited.
Every young man in town should visit
Room No. 5, in the Reiber building, as soon
rs possible. Open every evening. Admis-
sion free.
The A. G. Reed Post, No. 105, will hold
its regular meeting this evening at T. M.
sharp. A full meeting is particularly re-
quested.
The Oldest newspaper in existence is the
K;no. Pan of China, which is nearly thons-
and wears old. The first number is SAID to
contain these words: "Now is the time to
subscribe"
From Sunday noon to Tuesday. noon OF
this week there was change OF 81 degrees 10
the temperature of the air. On Sunday the
mercury stood So and on Tuesday at IS.
This is diphtheria weather and we all
should be on the lookout. tobacco pour
tice around the neck is wonderful cure TOR
auinsy and sore throat, and might do good
work with diphtheria.
Peter Gruber, of Oil City, tanned the
hide of a large rattlesuake and made neck
tie of it. the rattle being mounted as scarf
min. He stretched the hide of a blacksnaKe
over billiard cue, painted and Vanished
the hide for a cane, and it looks like highly
polished wood.
On Friday last while Mrs. Ira Stauffer OF
Harmony. was engaged in milking COW,
the animal became vicious and IN KICKING,
struck Mrs. S. and broke one of her legs.
DR.. Redmond of Harmony has charge OF the
patient and she is getting along nicely unoer
She circumstances.-Vdu Nears.
The celebration of the Centennial OF the
adoption OF the National Constitution begun
in Philadelphia Yesterday, will continue
during to-day and tomorrow. The excellent
historical SIX ketch which we publish on our
first page this week, is taken from Wtde
Asrake. the best boys and girls monthly
magazine published in the country.
Our advertising patrons monopolize
much of our space this week. But that is
not the least interesting reading matter.
Merchants who advertise and invite people
to come to their store are always wide awake
business men and are always up to the times
in STYLES Of good. 1t is always safe to pur-
chase from the man who advertlses.
The Married Persons law, passed by the
Pennsylvania Legislature last June and ap,
proved, enacts that property OF every kind
owned. acquired or earned by woman be-
fore or during her marriage shall belong to
her and not to her husband or to his credl-
tors; provided. however. that a married
woman shall have no power to mortgage OF
convey her real estate unless her nusDanu
Join in such mortgage or conveyance"
Every one who uses steam should cut
Ehis oat and paste it in his hat. The new
pcl;cies issued by the insurance companies
hay clause IN which they prohibit steam
engines from runsing at night without
special written agreement across lne lace u
fhe policy. 1t will be well to examine yopr
policy ct once and thus avoid losing all your
insurance IN case of fire.
The United Presbyterian Presbytery OF
Butler enjoyed pleasant meeting on Mon
day and Tuesday of last week. Of the Wolf
creek church, three miles west of Centreyille.
At this meeting Rev. M. B. Patterson was or,
dained and installed pastor OF the united
charge of Wolfcreek and Harlansburg. Rev.
J. Ii. Breaden sgnifed his acceptance OF
calls to Sunbury and Mt. Vernon. PresDy,
tery adjourned to meet at Sunbhfy on the so
Tuesday of January. 1888.
"A citizen OF Kansas, who has not been in
Butler, his native town. tor twenty years,
wes greeted by strange sigEt when he
stepped off the cars at the P. & w. depot
last Friday morning, and ten minutes later he
was in the CITIZEN Office telling us about it.
Two'bus men were disputing for passengers
baggage: one called the other liar, and was
knocked down across the track insensible,
and was rescued just in time to prevent
the wheels going over him. Two other bus
men interlered, and slugging match fol-
- hn n
recurrence of the scene, as the bus drivers
have received orders from the railroad COM
pany to remain on their vehicles while upon
the grounds of the company.
Among the laws of 1887 is one to pre-
vent and punish the making and dissemina.
tion of obscene literature and other immoral
and indecent matter. The attention OF those
who are in the habit of dsfacing walls by OBJ
scene lines end pic lures thereon is called to
the third see,inf OF the act. where they will
find that a penalty of fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars and imprisonment not
exceeding one year is imposed on those who
indulge in that sort of amusement. Fences,
walls, floor, ceiling, closet, room, passage,
hall or any part of any hotel, court house,
school, depot, or other public places or build
ings are included in the law, or any one who
makes or causes to be made therein or there.
on any obscene drawing or picture, or print
liable to be seen by others passing or coming
near the same are liable to suffer the penalty
of the law.
1t is feared that the bullet wound
through the neck received by Mrs. Charles
Marshall Of Euclid, will result fatally, a'
the bullet cut her throat, and part of liquid
swallowed by her comes out Of the wound.
The most remarkable recovery from bull
let wound through the neck that we hay'
ever heard of was tha. of Wm. McRride, the
blacksmith at JacksvilIe, Worth twp. II
one of the engagements in North Carolina
during the civil War, minnie ball passed
through his neck, back of the wind-pipe
without cutting either wind-pipe or throat
aod though he was taken prisoner at tn
time and the wound received but little atten
ton he recovered, and is to-day hale ano
hearty man.
n. B.-Mrs Marshall died yesterday morn
ing.
Personal.
q. A Sullivan. ESQ, formerly of Butler